Project 2027/Willow: Return to Corkscrew Hill
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The thing at the bottom reminds me of a cylinder from a music box.
I think it's a weird AI version of the gears on the sides. May we possibly be traveling in a music box instead of a cigar (?) box?
EDIT: Picking out obvious call backs on the poster, seems like Fairies will be back, as well as Archibald and the witch in the castle. Also, the art on the poster reminds me of the animation in Into the Spider-verse/Puss in Boots.
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This is what I was thinking to which also fits real well with a modern standard adaptation of the original.
It's going to be a brand new system
The Dynamic Motion Stage can have a wraparound video screen. Efteling's installation happens to use all physical sets, but that is not a design requirement.
https://www.intamin.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Dynamic-Motion-Stage-Intamin.pdf
https://www.intamin.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Dynamic-Motion-Stage-Intamin.pdf
Lemme throw this post back out there. The picture below of the Motion Tower reminds me of the image at the bottom of the teaser poster.
EDIT: I also tried to see if the nubs on the cylinder correspond with morse code...I got nothin.
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This is so cool! I did get to experience the original when it was still operating, but this should be a really good alternative if it's done very well. But it's also great to have that building house an indoor attraction again after all these years.
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My understanding is it's screen based but much more immersion then anything we have seen in local parks.
I was told to expect in to be more of a 4D experience with interactive physical elements an less like a traditional sim ride
I doubt the park is going with anything from Intamin any time in thd near future.
Can you elaborate more on why not Intamin? Just trying to narrow down some possibilities. Because if a first-in-America ride system, then that means it exists in full form out there somewhere.
Just like how an all new system was "Snowmobiles" versus "Jet-skis" with Darkastle.
I shall find it.
EDIT: How about:
Chasseurs de Tornades aka Tornado Chasers at Futuroscope
Chasseurs de TornadesThe ride is called Chasseurs de Tornades, or Tornado Chasers, at Futuroscope in France. It opened in 2022 and was the world’s first Dynamic Motion Theater, supplied by Dynamic Attractions.
This fits Horseboy’s description almost word for word.
What the ride actually does
Guests sit on one enormous circular theater platform holding up to 120 riders. The complete platform:- rotates continuously in either direction;
- tilts and rolls;
- rises and falls;
- can accelerate to roughly 27–30 km/h;
- is surrounded by a gigantic 360-degree LED screen;
- stops at physical openings where live actors and real scenery appear;
- uses wind, rain, smoke, lighting, sound, and other practical effects.
That is not merely a simulator with a better screen. It alternates between media and real theatrical action, with sections of the surrounding screen opening to expose live physical scenes. Dynamic Attractions specifically described the system as a rotating theater surrounded by a screen that opens at key moments for live action.
Compare that directly with Horseboy’s wording:
That is an exceptionally close description of the Dynamic Motion Theater format.
Why it could support Corkscrew Hill
Imagine the same system with the tornado theme removed:- The platform rotates toward a physical witch’s laboratory.
- A section of the screen opens and reveals a practical giant or animatronic.
- The platform turns and the surrounding screen becomes the Irish countryside.
- Wind and motion simulate being carried through the forest.
- A dragon appears through media, physical scenery, or both.
- The riders descend or tilt while practical branches, mist, lighting, and scenery move around them.
It would feel like Corkscrew Hill physically materializing around the audience, rather than everyone simply watching a remake on one front-facing screen.
Would it fit the old simulator building?
This is the biggest question—but the dimensions are more plausible than I expected.The installed French version uses:
- an approximately 11-meter/36-foot moving platform;
- a roughly 17-meter/56-foot-diameter auditorium;
- a surrounding LED environment of approximately 5,000 square feet.
The Dynamic Motion Theater would require:
- a large circular clear-span show room;
- a reinforced or newly excavated central foundation;
- space beneath the platform for motion equipment;
- a roughly 36-foot moving audience platform;
- a surrounding structure approximately 56 feet across;
- room outside that circle for physical show scenes and maintenance access.
Building-fit score: 8/10
The main uncertainties are roof height, column placement, and whether the combined theater space provides a sufficiently wide clear span.
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No the basic ride platform exist somewhere in the world but what BGW is getting will almost certainly be vastly different then the one that exists and not just cosmeticly
I will answer both at the same. Intamin was black listed for a long time from BGW after having major issues with Escape from Pompeii that vastly expanded the cost. After SEA saw success with Cheetah Hunt and other attractions BGW lifted that ban. They have since had najor issues with every Intamin project including some very concerning ones. I find it highly unlikely that we will see them used anytime soon.
An no Falcons Treehouse is not involved in this at least to the best of my knowledge.
Bummer - those were the preferred story team the park hired iirc.
As for the Intamin issues - what manufacturer-caused ride system issues are they having problems with that aren't because of either the park trying to save money on maintenance (not having parts available when the inevitable breakdown occurs), or because the park's ride design and development requirements forced the manufacturer to build something innovative that also came with a huge risk of not being super reliable due to it not being a more commonly used solution?
Though, that said, the Dynamic Attractions concept seems more plausible for this dark ride anyways - I just hope if they go that route that there aren't major maintenance headaches or rare parts or general reliability issues that come with it.
As for the Intamin issues - what manufacturer-caused ride system issues are they having problems with that aren't because of either the park trying to save money on maintenance (not having parts available when the inevitable breakdown occurs), or because the park's ride design and development requirements forced the manufacturer to build something innovative that also came with a huge risk of not being super reliable due to it not being a more commonly used solution?
Though, that said, the Dynamic Attractions concept seems more plausible for this dark ride anyways - I just hope if they go that route that there aren't major maintenance headaches or rare parts or general reliability issues that come with it.